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Number of Voters as a Share of the Voter Population, by Sex

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November 2024

Location	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Female	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Male	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Total	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Female	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Male	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Total
United States	81,532	72,776	154,308	0.669	0.637	0.653
Alabama	1,175	1,044	2,219	0.593	0.581	0.587
Alaska	162	162	324	0.645	0.599	0.621
Arizona	1,673	1,528	3,201	0.633	0.601	0.617
Arkansas	643	558	1,200	0.546	0.509	0.528
California	8,569	7,817	16,385	0.657	0.636	0.647
Colorado	1,576	1,421	2,997	0.73	0.671	0.701
Connecticut	906	823	1,729	0.667	0.658	0.663
Delaware	281	240	521	0.701	0.696	0.698
District of Columbia	218	185	404	0.805	0.784	0.795
Florida	5,211	4,492	9,703	0.622	0.582	0.603
Georgia	2,758	2,150	4,908	0.674	0.609	0.644
Hawaii	312	276	587	0.619	0.551	0.585
Idaho	466	466	932	0.649	0.656	0.652
Illinois	3,077	2,740	5,817	0.674	0.642	0.659
Indiana	1,519	1,392	2,912	0.619	0.594	0.607
Iowa	857	801	1,658	0.743	0.693	0.718
Kansas	771	672	1,443	0.724	0.688	0.707
Kentucky	1,130	1,023	2,152	0.686	0.668	0.677
Louisiana	1,003	893	1,897	0.584	0.574	0.58
Maine	386	367	753	0.67	0.671	0.671
Maryland	1,699	1,392	3,091	0.731	0.687	0.711
Massachusetts	1,864	1,545	3,408	0.72	0.655	0.689
Michigan	2,791	2,653	5,444	0.728	0.717	0.723
Minnesota	1,681	1,513	3,193	0.79	0.726	0.759
Mississippi	812	677	1,490	0.704	0.672	0.689
Missouri	1,719	1,521	3,240	0.714	0.674	0.695
Montana	304	305	610	0.694	0.69	0.692
Nebraska	470	458	928	0.683	0.665	0.674
Nevada	812	680	1,493	0.714	0.623	0.669
New Hampshire	419	369	788	0.752	0.685	0.719
New Jersey	2,410	2,172	4,581	0.737	0.712	0.725
New Mexico	520	464	984	0.674	0.646	0.66
New York	4,379	3,712	8,091	0.616	0.566	0.592
North Carolina	2,647	2,324	4,971	0.652	0.639	0.646
North Dakota	196	205	401	0.722	0.703	0.712
Ohio	3,013	2,909	5,922	0.668	0.681	0.674
Oklahoma	924	823	1,747	0.616	0.578	0.597
Oregon	1,262	1,100	2,362	0.776	0.728	0.753
Pennsylvania	3,569	3,259	6,828	0.708	0.686	0.697
Rhode Island	301	267	568	0.721	0.678	0.7
South Carolina	1,326	1,184	2,510	0.623	0.63	0.627
South Dakota	206	188	394	0.621	0.558	0.589
Tennessee	1,856	1,577	3,433	0.671	0.623	0.648
Texas	6,037	5,404	11,442	0.599	0.559	0.579
Utah	778	777	1,555	0.673	0.665	0.669
Vermont	189	183	373	0.721	0.713	0.717
Virginia	2,407	2,159	4,565	0.745	0.713	0.729
Washington	2,027	1,836	3,863	0.73	0.67	0.7
West Virginia	422	385	807	0.606	0.584	0.595
Wisconsin	1,653	1,548	3,201	0.745	0.7	0.722
Wyoming	144	139	283	0.658	0.619	0.638

November 2022

Location	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Female	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Male	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Total	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Female	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Male	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Total
United States	63950	57966	121916	0.530	0.513	0.522
Alabama	896	792	1688	0.453	0.456	0.454
Alaska	139	143	282	0.555	0.538	0.546
Arizona	1475	1369	2844	0.575	0.541	0.558
Arkansas	504	457	961	0.440	0.438	0.439
California	6860	6185	13044	0.528	0.502	0.515
Colorado	1404	1283	2687	0.640	0.586	0.613
Connecticut	649	604	1253	0.490	0.503	0.496
Delaware	221	188	409	0.556	0.526	0.542
District of Columbia	164	135	300	0.648	0.608	0.629
Florida	4025	3550	7575	0.498	0.481	0.49
Georgia	2329	1994	4323	0.571	0.566	0.569
Hawaii	265	245	509	0.507	0.492	0.5
Idaho	353	332	685	0.496	0.470	0.483
Illinois	2390	2210	4600	0.523	0.520	0.521
Indiana	1047	1009	2056	0.410	0.429	0.419
Iowa	612	603	1215	0.528	0.509	0.518
Kansas	644	595	1239	0.612	0.575	0.594
Kentucky	856	834	1690	0.516	0.530	0.523
Louisiana	848	726	1574	0.490	0.473	0.482
Maine	372	350	722	0.642	0.633	0.638
Maryland	1379	1146	2525	0.599	0.555	0.579
Massachusetts	1516	1260	2776	0.596	0.536	0.567
Michigan	2560	2197	4757	0.661	0.603	0.633
Minnesota	1390	1290	2680	0.657	0.616	0.637
Mississippi	565	440	1005	0.492	0.432	0.464
Missouri	1304	1156	2460	0.547	0.509	0.529
Montana	247	249	496	0.569	0.562	0.565
Nebraska	347	312	659	0.499	0.475	0.488
Nevada	569	553	1123	0.511	0.507	0.509
New Hampshire	338	316	654	0.610	0.573	0.591
New Jersey	1669	1482	3151	0.520	0.489	0.505
New Mexico	442	376	818	0.559	0.522	0.541
New York	3472	3159	6631	0.497	0.484	0.491
North Carolina	1804	1635	3439	0.456	0.457	0.457
North Dakota	144	144	288	0.533	0.507	0.52
Ohio	2169	1994	4162	0.483	0.473	0.478
Oklahoma	691	643	1335	0.467	0.473	0.47
Oregon	1131	1054	2185	0.713	0.687	0.7
Pennsylvania	3004	2838	5843	0.601	0.599	0.6
Rhode Island	247	211	458	0.566	0.520	0.544
South Carolina	951	785	1736	0.463	0.433	0.449
South Dakota	178	173	351	0.545	0.523	0.534
Tennessee	1183	1108	2291	0.437	0.454	0.445
Texas	4696	4239	8935	0.479	0.460	0.47
Utah	614	589	1204	0.537	0.520	0.528
Vermont	167	157	324	0.629	0.615	0.622
Virginia	1649	1567	3216	0.529	0.535	0.532
Washington	1660	1632	3292	0.601	0.594	0.597
West Virginia	275	263	538	0.386	0.382	0.384
Wisconsin	1428	1287	2715	0.632	0.584	0.609
Wyoming	106	108	214	0.489	0.490	0.49

November 2020

Location	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Female	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Male	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Total	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Female	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Male	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Total
United States	82154	72474	154628	0.684	0.650	0.668
Alabama	1209	1038	2247	0.616	0.592	0.605
Alaska	165	165	330	0.651	0.626	0.638
Arizona	1996	1653	3649	0.765	0.671	0.719
Arkansas	640	546	1186	0.562	0.516	0.54
California	8882	8012	16893	0.665	0.637	0.651
Colorado	1482	1355	2837	0.698	0.653	0.676
Connecticut	915	767	1681	0.693	0.637	0.666
Delaware	266	223	489	0.695	0.657	0.677
District of Columbia	248	200	448	0.860	0.815	0.84
Florida	5157	4563	9720	0.635	0.607	0.621
Georgia	2707	2180	4888	0.687	0.630	0.661
Hawaii	317	313	630	0.635	0.652	0.643
Idaho	433	410	843	0.660	0.638	0.649
Illinois	3182	2876	6058	0.695	0.672	0.684
Indiana	1594	1408	3002	0.626	0.593	0.61
Iowa	833	785	1618	0.718	0.692	0.705
Kansas	676	621	1297	0.672	0.640	0.657
Kentucky	1153	1057	2210	0.677	0.694	0.685
Louisiana	1082	959	2041	0.621	0.616	0.619
Maine	415	351	766	0.741	0.682	0.713
Maryland	1737	1430	3166	0.772	0.697	0.736
Massachusetts	1744	1505	3249	0.674	0.651	0.663
Michigan	2616	2378	4994	0.679	0.658	0.669
Minnesota	1649	1575	3225	0.789	0.768	0.779
Mississippi	850	680	1531	0.732	0.670	0.703
Missouri	1629	1361	2990	0.696	0.637	0.668
Montana	309	299	607	0.744	0.725	0.735
Nebraska	471	421	892	0.678	0.625	0.652
Nevada	702	649	1351	0.632	0.597	0.615
New Hampshire	423	375	797	0.774	0.705	0.74
New Jersey	2445	2193	4638	0.787	0.779	0.783
New Mexico	488	450	938	0.637	0.614	0.626
New York	4673	3936	8609	0.660	0.633	0.647
North Carolina	2595	2185	4780	0.661	0.631	0.647
North Dakota	185	188	373	0.679	0.663	0.671
Ohio	3216	2913	6128	0.710	0.692	0.701
Oklahoma	890	741	1631	0.621	0.542	0.583
Oregon	1258	1144	2402	0.753	0.728	0.741
Pennsylvania	3564	3192	6756	0.715	0.688	0.702
Rhode Island	269	246	515	0.672	0.653	0.663
South Carolina	1302	1158	2459	0.633	0.636	0.634
South Dakota	191	189	380	0.592	0.579	0.585
Tennessee	1783	1563	3346	0.678	0.649	0.664
Texas	6295	5580	11874	0.663	0.614	0.639
Utah	739	647	1386	0.666	0.606	0.636
Vermont	178	163	342	0.705	0.663	0.684
Virginia	2293	1981	4275	0.732	0.697	0.715
Washington	2047	1806	3854	0.744	0.685	0.715
West Virginia	395	379	773	0.560	0.561	0.561
Wisconsin	1720	1533	3253	0.760	0.710	0.736
Wyoming	147	132	280	0.684	0.625	0.655

November 2018

Location	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Female	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Male	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Total	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Female	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Male	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Total
United States	65317	56964	122281	0.550	0.518	0.534
Alabama	1010	821	1830	0.524	0.488	0.507
Alaska	130	133	263	0.536	0.521	0.528
Arizona	1512	1288	2800	0.606	0.57	0.589
Arkansas	488	431	919	0.434	0.417	0.426
California	7035	6205	13240	0.538	0.498	0.519
Colorado	1198	1144	2342	0.592	0.571	0.581
Connecticut	708	662	1370	0.538	0.542	0.54
Delaware	202	167	369	0.534	0.499	0.518
District of Columbia	172	141	313	0.623	0.598	0.611
Florida	4270	3648	7918	0.54	0.511	0.526
Georgia	2270	1814	4084	0.583	0.531	0.559
Hawaii	234	193	427	0.461	0.417	0.44
Idaho	301	286	587	0.487	0.47	0.479
Illinois	2557	2183	4740	0.552	0.506	0.53
Indiana	1249	1115	2364	0.507	0.478	0.493
Iowa	675	660	1335	0.595	0.597	0.596
Kansas	598	554	1152	0.572	0.565	0.569
Kentucky	958	789	1746	0.565	0.508	0.538
Louisiana	882	774	1656	0.498	0.497	0.498
Maine	364	329	693	0.677	0.634	0.656
Maryland	1213	1107	2320	0.543	0.541	0.542
Massachusetts	1451	1280	2731	0.562	0.548	0.555
Michigan	2346	2072	4418	0.607	0.581	0.595
Minnesota	1329	1194	2523	0.652	0.607	0.63
Mississippi	650	531	1180	0.559	0.522	0.542
Missouri	1346	1162	2509	0.57	0.528	0.55
Montana	271	247	518	0.66	0.616	0.638
Nebraska	362	314	676	0.533	0.481	0.508
Nevada	509	497	1006	0.497	0.477	0.487
New Hampshire	296	280	576	0.571	0.553	0.562
New Jersey	1808	1577	3384	0.553	0.526	0.54
New Mexico	387	327	715	0.503	0.458	0.481
New York	3694	3081	6775	0.515	0.473	0.495
North Carolina	2077	1822	3899	0.526	0.521	0.524
North Dakota	175	160	335	0.657	0.582	0.619
Ohio	2503	2035	4538	0.559	0.489	0.525
Oklahoma	724	626	1350	0.516	0.471	0.494
Oregon	1006	912	1918	0.63	0.592	0.611
Pennsylvania	2728	2445	5173	0.552	0.539	0.546
Rhode Island	217	186	403	0.531	0.499	0.516
South Carolina	1007	828	1836	0.503	0.469	0.487
South Dakota	170	160	331	0.535	0.503	0.519
Tennessee	1313	1174	2487	0.499	0.492	0.496
Texas	4822	4064	8886	0.504	0.461	0.484
Utah	646	568	1214	0.605	0.546	0.576
Vermont	141	132	273	0.555	0.543	0.549
Virginia	1742	1578	3319	0.571	0.579	0.575
Washington	1693	1541	3234	0.642	0.595	0.619
West Virginia	316	294	610	0.445	0.437	0.441
Wisconsin	1448	1328	2776	0.661	0.631	0.646
Wyoming	113	107	220	0.536	0.506	0.521

November 2016

Location	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Female	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Male	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Total	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Female	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Male	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Total
United States	73735	63801	137537	0.633	0.593	0.614
Alabama	1151	944	2095	0.596	0.549	0.574
Alaska	156	152	308	0.64	0.588	0.613
Arizona	1496	1273	2769	0.642	0.565	0.604
Arkansas	667	574	1241	0.598	0.574	0.587
California	7583	6833	14416	0.594	0.563	0.579
Colorado	1410	1297	2707	0.707	0.682	0.695
Connecticut	868	718	1586	0.667	0.607	0.639
Delaware	234	183	417	0.645	0.597	0.623
District of Columbia	212	168	380	0.772	0.71	0.743
Florida	4658	3920	8578	0.616	0.571	0.595
Georgia	2338	1908	4246	0.627	0.575	0.602
Hawaii	245	215	460	0.493	0.452	0.473
Idaho	368	346	714	0.635	0.606	0.621
Illinois	3046	2673	5719	0.653	0.621	0.638
Indiana	1452	1343	2795	0.583	0.583	0.583
Iowa	781	673	1454	0.661	0.606	0.634
Kansas	673	570	1243	0.649	0.575	0.613
Kentucky	989	861	1850	0.583	0.555	0.57
Louisiana	1142	925	2067	0.644	0.585	0.616
Maine	408	347	754	0.758	0.693	0.727
Maryland	1484	1253	2737	0.676	0.638	0.658
Massachusetts	1715	1599	3315	0.664	0.671	0.667
Michigan	2563	2150	4713	0.664	0.619	0.643
Minnesota	1426	1312	2738	0.702	0.672	0.687
Mississippi	813	657	1470	0.701	0.65	0.677
Missouri	1577	1328	2906	0.678	0.615	0.648
Montana	265	256	521	0.672	0.646	0.659
Nebraska	474	419	893	0.701	0.634	0.668
Nevada	625	570	1195	0.624	0.585	0.605
New Hampshire	371	327	698	0.716	0.662	0.69
New Jersey	1997	1668	3665	0.637	0.591	0.615
New Mexico	423	342	765	0.582	0.511	0.548
New York	4277	3592	7869	0.591	0.552	0.572
North Carolina	2519	2181	4700	0.678	0.672	0.675
North Dakota	180	182	362	0.652	0.632	0.642
Ohio	2936	2472	5408	0.663	0.607	0.636
Oklahoma	820	735	1555	0.579	0.552	0.566
Oregon	990	952	1942	0.661	0.665	0.663
Pennsylvania	3215	2793	6008	0.642	0.609	0.626
Rhode Island	251	213	464	0.632	0.578	0.606
South Carolina	1241	992	2233	0.657	0.58	0.621
South Dakota	191	171	362	0.617	0.565	0.591
Tennessee	1412	1218	2630	0.553	0.526	0.54
Texas	5162	4465	9626	0.57	0.536	0.554
Utah	621	613	1234	0.63	0.624	0.627
Vermont	161	144	305	0.652	0.597	0.625
Virginia	2168	1806	3973	0.71	0.65	0.682
Washington	1857	1525	3382	0.712	0.611	0.663
West Virginia	388	335	723	0.527	0.487	0.508
Wisconsin	1600	1468	3068	0.72	0.688	0.705
Wyoming	138	139	277	0.66	0.637	0.648

November 2014

Location	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Female	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Male	Individuals who Voted (in thousands) - Total	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Female	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Male	Individuals who Voted as a Share of the Voter Population - Total
United States	49243	43009	92251	0.430	0.408	0.419
Alabama	820	677	1497	0.437	0.412	0.425
Alaska	127	128	255	0.515	0.499	0.507
Arizona	961	823	1785	0.425	0.386	0.406
Arkansas	434	364	798	0.408	0.367	0.388
California	4708	4240	8949	0.372	0.359	0.366
Colorado	1152	1059	2211	0.612	0.573	0.593
Connecticut	607	588	1195	0.452	0.483	0.467
Delaware	160	139	299	0.457	0.446	0.452
District of Columbia	129	118	247	0.495	0.536	0.514
Florida	3380	2840	6220	0.461	0.434	0.448
Georgia	1622	1297	2919	0.449	0.413	0.432
Hawaii	202	197	399	0.421	0.414	0.418
Idaho	248	213	462	0.436	0.399	0.418
Illinois	2004	1730	3734	0.425	0.408	0.417
Indiana	850	795	1646	0.347	0.354	0.351
Iowa	634	569	1203	0.549	0.508	0.529
Kansas	509	453	962	0.491	0.474	0.483
Kentucky	770	754	1525	0.460	0.492	0.475
Louisiana	908	768	1677	0.517	0.485	0.502
Maine	340	302	642	0.628	0.600	0.615
Maryland	1090	938	2028	0.496	0.482	0.489
Massachusetts	1223	1036	2259	0.475	0.462	0.469
Michigan	1864	1551	3416	0.492	0.449	0.471
Minnesota	1073	974	2047	0.534	0.506	0.520
Mississippi	493	413	907	0.435	0.410	0.423
Missouri	850	863	1713	0.372	0.403	0.387
Montana	201	191	391	0.511	0.490	0.501
Nebraska	293	286	579	0.436	0.451	0.443
Nevada	345	348	693	0.370	0.376	0.373
New Hampshire	263	246	509	0.508	0.495	0.502
New Jersey	1182	969	2151	0.383	0.343	0.364
New Mexico	342	304	646	0.462	0.449	0.456
New York	2548	2131	4680	0.356	0.330	0.344
North Carolina	1742	1428	3170	0.477	0.446	0.462
North Dakota	143	136	279	0.535	0.486	0.510
Ohio	1762	1616	3378	0.398	0.396	0.397
Oklahoma	502	418	920	0.360	0.323	0.342
Oregon	852	741	1594	0.578	0.532	0.555
Pennsylvania	2035	1768	3803	0.412	0.387	0.400
Rhode Island	177	154	331	0.439	0.426	0.433
South Carolina	815	699	1514	0.431	0.416	0.424
South Dakota	141	132	273	0.450	0.433	0.441
Tennessee	970	793	1763	0.382	0.348	0.366
Texas	3236	2600	5836	0.369	0.322	0.346
Utah	364	339	703	0.376	0.355	0.365
Vermont	112	93	205	0.451	0.397	0.425
Virginia	1253	1200	2453	0.411	0.422	0.417
Washington	1265	1125	2390	0.517	0.483	0.500
West Virginia	248	236	484	0.336	0.336	0.336
Wisconsin	1203	1140	2343	0.554	0.554	0.554
Wyoming	87	85	172	0.412	0.395	0.403

Topics

State Health Policy and Data

Categories

Voting and Voter Registration